Malassezia
"Malassezia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A mitosporic fungal genus that causes a variety of skin disorders. Malassezia furfur (Pityrosporum orbiculare) causes TINEA VERSICOLOR.
| Descriptor ID |
D008290
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.300.381.522 B01.300.930.574
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| Concept/Terms |
Malassezia- Malassezia
- Malassezias
- Pityrosporum
- Pityrosporums
Malassezia furfur- Malassezia furfur
- Malassezia furfurs
- furfur, Malassezia
- furfurs, Malassezia
- Pityrosporum orbiculare
- Pityrosporum orbiculares
- orbiculare, Pityrosporum
- orbiculares, Pityrosporum
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Malassezia" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Jaros J, Hendricks AJ, Shi VY, Lio PA. A Practical Approach to Recalcitrant Face and Neck Dermatitis in Atopic Dermatitis. Dermatitis. 2020 May-Jun; 31(3):169-177.
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Coleman J, Johnson SM. The Importance of Recognizing Yeast Acne Malessezia versus Propionbacterium. J Ark Med Soc. 2017 Jan; 113(7):164-165.